Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Manchester United great Roy Keane tipped for first managerial job in 12 years
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United star Roy Keane is on a long list of candidates to replace Stephen Kenny in the Republic of Ireland job.
Keane has been out of the management game for a long time but has experience as Martin O'Neill's assistant when he was the Ireland boss.
O'Neill's reign lasted from 2013 to 2018. Underneath are some bet365 odds on the shortlist. Keane is joined by other former United and Ireland representatives as they bid to steer the country back on the right track. Lee Carsley - Odds: 2/1 Carsley recently won the European Championship with the England U21s.
The former Birmingham City man has been the caretaker for Coventry City, Brentford and Birmingham but the rest of his experiences in management have fallen with youth setups.
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